TeachingEnglish
Then and now

This plan is part of a series of lesson plans commissioned in 2011 to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, which many claim had a major impact on the development of English. This lesson plan focuses on the differences between London then and now.

Topic: Comparing past and present

Level: B1+

Timing: 60 mins approx

Aims:

  • to review language forms used when comparing past and present
  • to describe places  

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